The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

The Candid Frame #5 - Howard Bingham

Apr 23, 2006
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ANECDOTE

Unlikely Beginnings

  • Howard Bingham failed photography classes and got fired from his first photography job.
  • Despite this, he became a successful photographer for Life Magazine, Sports Illustrated, and documented Muhammad Ali's life.
ANECDOTE

Compton College Honor

  • Howard Bingham is being honored by Compton College, despite not graduating from there.
  • He was expelled for poor grades after treating college like a "playground".
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Early Career and Ali

  • After getting expelled from Compton College, Howard Bingham worked at a market, then a newspaper.
  • He got fired from the newspaper for freelancing on the side, but this led to meeting influential people and Ali.
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